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1he RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 1, 1924 
“Barrett Shingles on 
the house, Barrett Roll 
Roofing on the barn — 
those roofs are off my 
mind.” 
Commercial Fruit Culture 
Central Packing Houses for Grapes 
Part I 
Large California Shipments. — In 
1923 California shipped something over 
500,000 tons of grapes into Eastern mar¬ 
kets, and even then, shipments were cur¬ 
tailed by reason of unfavorable climatic 
conditions in the vineyard sections of the 
State, which resulted in many tons being 
rendered unfit for market, and this was 
coupled with a car shortage. It was ap¬ 
parent to anyone who happened to be in 
the large markets that there was an un¬ 
usually large quantity of old world va¬ 
rieties salable. All sorts of vehicles were 
in use for their distribution; horse- 
drawn, auto trucks and hand pushcarts 
were to be seen everywhere The fruit 
stands were piled high with Flame To¬ 
kay, Red Cornichon, Emperor, and on 
inquiry the principal wine varieties were 
to be had. Many tons of this fruit were 
sold at a loss to the grower, but still it 
season.” This statement held in part for 
previous years, but, as we have just stat¬ 
ed, just so long as the Eastern grower 
puts his product into the same markets 
that are flooded by California grapes, the 
size of the home crop is not a factor in 
determining the selling price. It is not 
intended when referring to “same mar¬ 
kets,” to imply geographical markets, as 
Middle West, West, East, South, or spe¬ 
cific cities or communities, but rather the 
purpose for which the t grapes are intend¬ 
ed. It is well known that the greater 
part of California grapes go for the mak¬ 
ing of wine; some use the rather softer 
designation, for juice making. Since 1918 
the grapes from Eastern United States 
have largely been used for the same pur¬ 
pose. It is true that some tonnage has 
been made into unfermented grape juice 
that was fully intended by the manufac¬ 
turer to stay put, or sweet, but such 
part has been but a fraction of the whole. 
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40 Rector Street, New York City 
IN CANADA 
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ROOFINGS 
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Packing Baskets, of Grapes 
came. It seems to be the policy of the 
shippers of California and Western fruit 
to force sales through at all times, keep¬ 
ing the distributors and retailers flooded 
with their commodities. No doubt this 
is good business from the standpoint of 
the shipper, wholesale distributor and 
consumer, but the grower and retailer 
do not fare equally well. There is no 
doubt that the grower lost heavily, tak¬ 
ing the 1923 season as a whole, and un¬ 
less many tons were used other than for 
human consumption the retailer must 
have shared in the loss. 
Prospects for This Year. —It is now 
believed that close to 750,000 tons will be 
shipped in 1924 from California. In 
view of the fact that practically all of 
the Eastern grape growing sections pro¬ 
duced but light crops in 1923, and that 
there is the likelihood that the crop from 
these will be considerably greater in 1924, 
the prospective shipments of 750,000 tons 
from California mean much to the East¬ 
ern grape grower. At one time the 
grapes grown in the East, and especially 
in Western New York, tended to fix the 
price of this fruit. That time is now 
past. The Eastern grower can no longer 
feel assured that a partial crop will 
mean for him a long price as in former 
years, since he is now putting his grapes 
into the same channels of trade and in o 
direct competition with the grapes from 
California. It is very obvious that a 
crop of 50,000 tons of Eastern grown 
fruit can have but slight influence on the 
market price when 500,000 tons of Cali¬ 
fornia grapes are placed on the same mar¬ 
kets. Yet we frequently hear a grower 
state: “Well, even though I have a light 
crop in sight, the selling price will be 
higher, and hence I will realize just as 
much as I did with my large crop last 
No matter what the supply of grapes 
from California may be in the future, 
there is a certain element that prefers the 
American varieties to the old world sorts 
for wine making. When this portion is 
supplied with Concord or other American 
varieties the remaining tonnage must 
come into direct competition with Cali¬ 
fornia grapes. On the other hand, the 
greater majority of home wine-makers 
prefer the old world grapes. Thus it is 
apparent that it is poor business to at¬ 
tempt to compete in this market. 
Wine Grapes. —Because of the tre¬ 
mendous demand soon after the enact¬ 
ment of the Eighteenth Amendment, those 
sections of the East that had been grow¬ 
ing grapes for table and for the wine cel¬ 
lars found a ready demand at good prices 
through shipments in the 12-quart Climax 
basket, in lugs and trays. It is signifi¬ 
cant that the ready market and good 
prices were existent before California had 
recovered from the blow dealt by the 
enactment of the Eighteenth Amendment, 
and before she began shipment of her 
grapes that had hitherto gone for wine 
making at home. As soon as it was seen 
that the requirements for home wwie mak¬ 
ing in the East offered possibilities, the 
shipment of wine grapes from California 
began to assume alarming proportions to 
the Eastern grower. Carload after car¬ 
load was literally dumped in the cities of 
the East, nor were the villages and cities 
located in the heart of established grape 
growing sections passed by. It has not 
been uncommon to see grapes from Cali¬ 
fornia unloaded within a few feet from 
where another car was loading with Con¬ 
cord. Both cars were destined for the 
same purpose. F. e. gladwix. 
(Continued Next Week.) 
